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Jennifer McDermott/The Associated Press The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects. Democrats in Congress are investigating. The Republican administration adopted this strategy after federal courts thwarted President Donald Trump’s efforts to stop offshore wind development through executive action. Three agreements have been […]

Tanya Wan/9th Street Journal  Over half of Durham Public Schools high schoolers were chronically absent in the first six months of the current school year — yet another challenge for a district already facing state underfunding and declining enrollment. “In no way are we where we need to be with this data and with our […]

Brandon Kingdollar, Clayton Henkel & Laura Leslie/NC Newsline Thousands of educators, advocates and allies converged on Raleigh Friday, demanding higher pay for teachers, more state support per student, more childcare funding, and more funding for special education. The May Day rally crowd, dressed in red, nearly filled Halifax Mall, the open area behind the state […]

David Wallis/WUNC News Fidel Rivera’s recently purchased two-story, white concrete house in a Merida suburb does not yet feel like a home. The walls lack much decoration, the furniture is limited and Fidel palpably pines for his family in North Carolina: “That was my everything, my family.” Last October, as ICE raids escalated throughout the […]

Destinee Patterson & Kirstyn Clark/WRAL News The Cary Town Council approved the first step in creating the South Hills Municipal Service District on Thursday. The council voted to direct staff to prepare a report. Staff will then make the report available to the public before holding a public hearing. The decision came as questions lingered […]

Paul Woolverton/CityView The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Monday selected a design for a shelter and services center for homeless people that they plan to open by the end of 2027. The design sets the shape of the building and determines where different parts will be, such as courtyards, sleeping areas, classrooms, communal space, […]

WRAL News Painted Tree Boutiques vendors will have another chance to sell their items after the Cary marketplace closed abruptly last month. A sale will be held Saturday and Sunday at Monarch Logistics at 8808 Running Oak Drive in Raleigh. Sunday’s shopping hours are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. “This event brings together multiple […]

Ana Risano/The Southern Pines Pilot Vass is growing. There’s no question about it as new homes and subdivisions pop up along the main arteries in town. Once empty roadways are now congested with commuters and construction vehicles. Open farmlands and wooded lots are becoming new homes with driveways and fenced backyards. But the beating heart […]

Rachel Moody/WFAE Radio In Durham, Lev Marushevskyi cheers on the Triangle Math and Science Academy Tigers as they make a “kill” in a recent match. They’re playing against their rivals, The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Unicorns. Marushevskyi graduated last year and is now a student at UNC-Chapel Hill. But he’s still passionate […]